♥

love my girls.

pumpkin patch 2011 {attempt no. 1}

riley and i are back from our trip up north. thank you for all your prayers!

we decided to take the girls to the patch today.

the conditions were less than ideal, thus the "first attempt" title.

two of us were under the weather, one of who decided to be a "debbie downer" most of our time there. who could blame her, she just didn't feel great. 

to add to that, it was in the 90's with the sun beaming down on us..which was gorgeous don't get me wrong... but, making for less than ideal picture taking conditions.

all in all we still had a great time and left with some pretty awesome pumpkins.

a {proud} mama

we just met with ella's teacher, miss keen, for parent/teacher conferences.

i left the school beaming and so incredibly proud of my ella. 

i just gotta brag for a minute...i will keep it short, promise.

we went through page after page of different concepts, from numbers, to letters, to words, to sentences....

being able to actually see her work there in front of me and being told that she is performing far beyond what is expected at this point. 

it was a very proud moment for barth and i.

when you send your baby off to school you pray for the absolute best for them.

that they would succeed and grow, discover new things, begin to realize their God-given gifts. 

today i realized my baby girl is thriving. she is exceeding any expectations i may have had for her. 

her strengths and gifts growing more and more apparent. what a blessing for this mama.

ps...think we have a budding artist on our hands. 

off to pack for a last minute trip to oregon. riley and i fly out today to celebrate the life of my uncle who passed away yesterday. would love for your prayers over my family during this time♥

10 on 10 {october 2011}

it was a crazy day for 10 on 10.
i just barely made it.

{good morning sunshine}

{meal planning}

{morning cartoons}

{last minute errands}

{prep for afternoon school photography assignment}

{tiny shopper}

{fall is here}

{dinner prep:: taco salads}

{buff hubby...}

{learning lots in kindergarten}

weekend with the baileys

we are back from a fantastic weekend with our dear friends.
we had a chance to catch up and soak up the sunshine in palm springs.
our friendship with nathan and kristi goes way back to college, 1999 to be exact. has it really been 12 years?! my we are getting old.
we always have the best time ever. the kiddos love each other, our hubbys act like long lost brothers {see pictures} and ming and i could talk for days about nothing.

{the boys went for a coffee run and a spin in the ferrari}

{where most of our time was spent...poolside}

{little miss ava, so sassy}

if we weren't in the pool, we were eating...haha!

{popsicle time...check out those eyes}

{it's naptime mom}

there was a whole lot of this going on...

thank u baileys for a fun weekend....♥ u guys!

milestones

this has been a week of sweet little milestones for riley.

we now have a very mobile 8 month old.

after many frustrating attempts she finally figured it out. time to baby proof.

that's not all...this next one melts my heart. her first word, "mama".

she has been making sounds that sound like words for quite some time now....

baba, nana, even dada. but this was different. this one she actually understood.

i got up to leave the room and she cried out in the sweetest little voice..."mama!". love, love, love.

mama is so proud of you, but please don't grow up too fast.

creative play

now that ella is in school all day, chloe has more than enough time to let her imagination run wild.
the other day it got a little too quiet for comfort. quiet and chloe usually don't go together.
who knew a bathtub could make for the perfect house....